Ski jumping: Japan wins inaugural women's World Cup team event

Yuki Ito posted two big leaps to help Japan win the inaugural women's ski jumping World Cup team event on Saturday.The team of Ito, Kaori Iwabuchi, Yuka Seto and Sara Takanashi dominated the event with a total score of 956.0 points at Adler Ski Stadium. Russia was runner-up with 863.7 points, while France (846.4) settled for third.Ito, the first jumper for Japan, recorded leaps of 104.0 and 105.0 meters at the first women's team event held in the World Cup."The four of us were looking forward to competing in the team event," said Ito. "My role as the first jumper was to give momentum to the…READ FULL ARTICLE